MAHA SIVARATRI PUJA AT AVG SIVARATRI...24 Arsha Vidhya Newsletter - March 2016 25 AVG, Anaikatti...
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24 Arsha Vidhya Newsletter - March 2016
MAHA SIVARATRI PUJA AT AVG
Pujya Swami Dayananda Saraswati said that spiritual practices undertaken on Sivaratri are effective and yield good spiritual results. Traditional Hindus observe fast during the day and remain awake during the night, doing nama japa and pancaksari mantra japa.
Lord Jana Ganapati Lord Medha Dakshinamurti
Lord Narmadeshvarar Jnaneshvari
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AVG, Anaikatti observed Maha Sivaratri
Puja in a time-honored and solemn manner
on March 7, 2016.
NITYA PUJA: Daily puja was done at Lord
Dakshinamurti temple from 5 a.m. Special
abisheka were performed accompanied by
vedic chanting.
AKHANDA NAMA JAPA: There was
akhanda nama japa of the pancaksari mantra
‘Om Namah Sivaya’ from 7 AM to 3 PM.
Swami Atmatriptananda from Kolkata led
the chant. All the Swamis, Swaminis and
students at AVG, Anaikatti took turns and
chanted the mantra continuously. Many
musical instruments accompanied the
chanting. The atmosphere was filled with
divinity and the mantra continued to echo
in minds of the participants for many more
days even after Sivaratri.
EKADASA RUDRA ABHISEKA: The
chanting of Sri Rudram commenced at 4
pm, and during each of the 11 chants, 11
different dravya abhiseka was performed to
Lord Medha Daksinamurthy and Lord Nar-
madesvara.
MAHA ARATI: The Maha Arati took place
at 8 PM.
RATRI PUJA: During the night, three kala pujas were performed for Lord Narmadesvara.
Led by Swami Atmatriptananda, many participated in the bhajans in the temple all night.
There was divine ecstasy and the atmosphere was charged with devotion to the Lord.
The Swamis, Swaminis and Students observed fast and kept vigil for the whole night and
spent the day in a memorable manner.
AkandanamaBhajan
AkandanamaBhajan
Report by N. Avinashilingam & Photos by Uga Tomoko